J.R. WHITE - PRESIDENT www.2CreativeEntertainment.com
With over 20 years of production experience in the entertainment and cruise ship industry, Mr. White has built his career bringing quality and innovative entertainment to the public. He has been part of the management and creative teams responsible for overseeing the creation and installation of new productions for Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, The Yachts of Seabourn, Cunard Cruises, Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International as well as land-based entertainment in Atlantic City, Las Vegas and Palm Springs. He has overseen the day-to-day operations of approximately 60 production shows and has led the new-build installation teams for six new ships for Holland America Line. Most recently he served as Creative Line Producer for Center Stage on Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship, Mardi Gras, and for the Royal Theatre on one of Royal Caribbean’s newest ships, Ovation of the Seas. Originally from Alabama Mr. White hold a B.A. in Musical Theatre from California State University, Fullerton and an M.A. in Arts Management from Rowan University in New Jersey.
MELANIE LEWIS-YRIBAR - CHOREOGRAPHER
Throughout her career Melanie has performed with and help train Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Julianne Hough, and Britney Spears just to name a few. She was an associate choreographer and featured in the film BURLESQUE and served as the Creative Director and Choreographer for Sabrina Carpenter’s DeTour as well as movement coach on many of her music videos.
Melanie has personally coached A-list actors like Jennifer Aniston, Kristin Bell, Ben Stiller and Tom Cruise helping them to feel more comfortable and confident while dancing and moving on camera. Up until 2020, Melanie was still performing in and Resident Choreographer on Cher’s Here We Go Again World Tour 2018/2020. She was also the Principle Choreographer for Step One Dance Company on Holland America Cruise Line and Co-Choreographer of LA’s hot new burlesque a go go show Cherry Boom Boom.
AARON JACKSON - CREATIVE DIRECTOR - DIRECTOR - SCENIC DESIGNER
Aaron has over 18 years experience working in the entertainment industry in a wide range of roles. His most recent projects include directing Soulbound and Voodoo Moon for Carnival Cruise Line. As a Scenic Designer he has designed numerous productions for Theaters across the country including Phoenix Theatre Company, Childsplay, The Jubilee Theatre, The Texas Star Theatre, Amphibian Productions and more. He has designed concert scenery for Barry Manilow and Lorna Luft, was a Design Producer for ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) and has designed for numerous cruise lines including Holland America, Celebrity, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas. Aaron also spent 14 years as the resident designer for Shakespeare by the Sea, designing over 20 productions. He has been nominated numerous times for the Arizoni Award of Theatre Excellence, (Phoenix, AZ) and won in 2013 for his design of Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson.
Outside of theater and live entertainment, Aaron has worked in theme park development, show development and as a general concept artist with a client list that includes Mercedes-Benz, IMAG Productions, Design Cure, Splashtacular Inc, Miley Cyrus and Bad Things (Shawn White) among others. Most recently he worked with Mousetrappe as a Layout Designer for Disney Hollywood Studios “Star Wars: A Galactic Extravaganza,” and co-founded an online escape room company Wild Hare Escapes for which he serves as the Art Director. Aaron holds a M.F.A. from Rutgers University. He has taught classes for the University of California Irvine, Rutgers University and Chapman University and has taught seminars for the Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit and the Instituto Cultural Dominica Americana in the Dominican Republic.
ASHLÉ DAWSON - CHOREOGRAPHER
Ashlé is a multidisciplinary artist known for uniting her blended heritage and multi-cultural dance background with her identification within commercial and contemporary forms. She is a pioneer of the style Latin Fusion with international notariety.
Credits include In The Heights Film (Jon M. Chu and Lin-Manuel Miranda), Wild N’ Out MTV (Prince Royce), Global Citizen Festival & 360 Video Media, Times Square New Year’s Eve (Univision) for artists Don Omar, JenCarlos Canela, Alejandra Guzman & El Dasa. Her work 'Our Land' which depicts hot button topics of immigration & the refugee crisis worldwide was selected to perform at the 38th Battery Dance Festival in NYC. She is proud to have been the first Top 4 on the inaugural season of SYTYCD bringing her to Los Angeles, where she worked as a dancer on projects including America’s Got Talent, Latin Grammys, and Gloria Estefan (American Idol Gives Back). She has worked with Steven Spielberg (The Post), Anne Hathaway (SNL), John Leguizamo (Fugly), John Oliver (Last Week Tonight), Martin Short, Mario Cantone, Rachel Dratch and with artists Wisin y Yandel, Leslie Grace, Fonesca, Romeo Santos, Tito Rojas, Kiko Rivera, Belinda & Tito Puente Jr to name a few. She was commissioned to create work for the NYC Human Trafficking Task Force event 'Human Trafficking: Its Closer Than You Think,' Brooklyn Borough Hall as well as Dartmouth College in NH. She is an invited choreographer for the Giving Tree Series, NYC. Ashlé has been interviewed a featured in publications including Dance magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher and the Wall Street Journal. Recognized for her innovative movement, her work has been sought after by AUDI, New Balance, Macy's, Canon Paul Mitchell and more.
JILL HILLIER - ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER
Jill has had the great fortune of working as Associate Director/Choreographer on major tours and residencies for some of the biggest pop stars in the world. She started off 2021 as Associate Director to acclaimed tour director Jamie King on Ricky Martin’s US tour with Enrique Iglesias. She also worked with Jamie on Ricky’s All In residency in Las Vegas and Movimiento world tour, Nicki Minaj’s 2017 performance at amfAR, Jennifer Lopez’s Dance Again tour, QViva Live at Mandalay Bay, Celine Dion’s Taking Chances Tour, and The Spice Girls Reunion Tour. Adding to her list of Vegas Residencies, Jill recently acted as Assistant Director for Gwen Stefani’s Just a Girl at Planet Hollywood and choreographed After Dark featuring the ultimate jazz musician Brian Newman.
In addition to the "Pop World", Jill enjoys creating shows for cruise lines such as Carnival, NCL, Oceania, Regent, Holland America and Celebrity. She is also the Choreographer/Creative Director for the å cappellla sensation Straight No Chaser’s live tours and PBS specials and the Resident Director/ Tour Manager for The Choir of Man which tours the US, Australia and performs on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Escape and Encore.
For film and television, Jill worked with Adam McKay on the Netflix film Don’t Look Up where she designed a concert scene with Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi. She worked with Simon Cowell’s boyband PRETTYMUCH on their performance at the 2017 TCAs! Todrick Hall had Jill coordinate and co choreograph his opening number at Nickelodeon’s 2014 Kids Choice Awards as well as a number of his YouTube videos. Other TV credits include Lip Sync Battle, Dancing with the Stars, VH1’s Ricky Martin special, Q Viva the Chosen for Fox, MTV’s Made, USA’s The Moment, Celine Dion’s CBS special, Nickelodeon’s birthday special with Geri Halliwell, and numerous award shows.
Our Powerhouse Team of creative professionals are some of the best in the business. They have worked in Television, Film, On Broadway, Theme Parks, Cruise Ships and Beyond. They have been awarded or nominated for Tony Awards, Emmy Awards, Ovation Awards, Magellan Awards and more.
Each and every one of them is committed
to excellence in their craft and is looking
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